diff --git a/packages/core-app-api/src/routing/validation.ts b/packages/core-app-api/src/routing/validation.ts
index 2e0093eaab..c5d3e4aca9 100644
--- a/packages/core-app-api/src/routing/validation.ts
+++ b/packages/core-app-api/src/routing/validation.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export function validateRouteParameters(
 // Validates that all non-optional external routes have been bound
 export function validateRouteBindings(
   routeBindings: Map<ExternalRouteRef, RouteRef | SubRouteRef>,
-  plugins: Iterable<BackstagePlugin<{}, {}, Record<string, ExternalRouteRef>>>,
+  plugins: Iterable<BackstagePlugin<{}, Record<string, ExternalRouteRef>>>,
 ) {
   for (const plugin of plugins) {
     if (!plugin.externalRoutes) {
diff --git a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin/Plugin.tsx b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin/Plugin.tsx
index f081d03fa5..4e042ab0ba 100644
--- a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin/Plugin.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin/Plugin.tsx
@@ -28,16 +28,16 @@ import { AnyApiFactory } from '../apis';
  * @internal
  */
 export class PluginImpl<
-  PluginInputOptions extends {},
   Routes extends AnyRoutes,
   ExternalRoutes extends AnyExternalRoutes,
-> implements BackstagePlugin<PluginInputOptions, Routes, ExternalRoutes>
+  PluginInputOptions extends {},
+> implements BackstagePlugin<Routes, ExternalRoutes, PluginInputOptions>
 {
   constructor(
     private readonly config: PluginConfig<
-      PluginInputOptions,
       Routes,
-      ExternalRoutes
+      ExternalRoutes,
+      PluginInputOptions
     >,
   ) {}
 
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ export class PluginImpl<
  * @public
  */
 export function createPlugin<
-  PluginInputOptions extends {},
   Routes extends AnyRoutes = {},
   ExternalRoutes extends AnyExternalRoutes = {},
+  PluginInputOptions extends {} = {},
 >(
-  config: PluginConfig<PluginInputOptions, Routes, ExternalRoutes>,
-): BackstagePlugin<PluginInputOptions, Routes, ExternalRoutes> {
+  config: PluginConfig<Routes, ExternalRoutes, PluginInputOptions>,
+): BackstagePlugin<Routes, ExternalRoutes, PluginInputOptions> {
   return new PluginImpl(config);
 }
diff --git a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin/types.ts b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin/types.ts
index eee38465cc..5d5362ad07 100644
--- a/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core-plugin-api/src/plugin/types.ts
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ export type AnyExternalRoutes = { [name: string]: ExternalRouteRef };
  * @public
  */
 export type BackstagePlugin<
-  PluginInputOptions extends {} = {},
   Routes extends AnyRoutes = {},
   ExternalRoutes extends AnyExternalRoutes = {},
+  PluginInputOptions extends {} = {},
 > = {
   getId(): string;
   getApis(): Iterable<AnyApiFactory>;
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ export type PluginFeatureFlagConfig = {
  * @public
  */
 export type PluginConfig<
-  PluginInputOptions extends {},
   Routes extends AnyRoutes,
   ExternalRoutes extends AnyExternalRoutes,
+  PluginInputOptions extends {},
 > = {
   id: string;
   apis?: Iterable<AnyApiFactory>;